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πŸͺ² Beetles

African Dung Beetle

Scarabaeus viettei

About

A robust black dung beetle that fashions dung into balls and rolls them away from the dung pat for burial. It plays a vital role in nutrient cycling on East African savannas.

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Did You Know?

Dung beetles navigate at night using the Milky Way galaxy as a compass, the only known insects to do so.